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Old 08-08-2012, 12:00 PM   #1
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ht-eating.html

"An 18-year-old collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing an online computer game for 40 hours straight."

"In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours."

"Last year, a 20-year-old man from Sheffield died from a blood clot after spending up to 12 hours at a time playing on his Xbox."

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNew.../20079756.html

"A four-day Xbox video game marathon has landed a 15-year-old Ohio boy in hospital after he collapsed from severe dehydration."
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Old 08-08-2012, 12:05 PM   #2
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Old 08-08-2012, 12:07 PM   #3
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Rico.

To tired to look it up, but this is indeed old news.
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Old 08-08-2012, 12:14 PM   #4
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LOL. Harsh, but I thought the same thing.
Sorry.
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Old 08-08-2012, 12:22 PM   #5
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Old 08-08-2012, 01:19 PM   #6
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Perhaps thier parents need to start becoming just a little overbearing.......
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Old 08-08-2012, 01:47 PM   #7
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I just wonder how these internet cafes allow their patrons to stay at the computer for over 24 hours. I'd kick them out for smelling like crap and tell them to go shower at least.
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Old 08-08-2012, 01:52 PM   #8
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Dont' we all love with kids die.

/sarcasm.
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Old 08-08-2012, 02:56 PM   #9
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There are better games to die playing than Diablo 3.
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Yes! Skyrim!

This made me laugh pretty hard last week...
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There are better games to die playing than Diablo 3.
Train Simulator 2012?
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Old 08-08-2012, 03:40 PM   #12
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Train Simulator 2012?
Photon's preferred method of gaming death.
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Old 08-08-2012, 04:02 PM   #13
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Dont' we all love with kids die.

/sarcasm.
You just accidentally the whole thing.
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Old 08-08-2012, 04:13 PM   #14
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"In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours."
LOL I shouldn't laugh...but the image I have in my head is hilarious
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Was he a mage? Maybe he didn't realize that the archon/teleport invulnerability exploit was patched...and also doesn't work in real life.
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Train Simulator 2012?
I was thinking Desert Bus, but this is also a great choice!
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